Jacques Cartier

Jacques Cartier (December 31, 1491 –  September 1 1557) was a French navigator who first explored and described the Gulf of St-Lawrence and the shores of the Saint Lawrence River, which he named Canada.
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Jacques-Cartier is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. It was created in 1853.It was named after French explorer Jacques Cartier who've discovered the Saint Lawrence Valley between 1534 and 1542 in part of what would become New France until 1760.
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Noun
1. French explorer who explored the St. Lawrence river and laid claim to the region for France (1491-1557)
(synonym) Cartier
(hypernym) navigator